Brake-control device for front wheels



BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE FOR FRONT WHEELS 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Ja. 50 1922 April 13 1926. 1,580,785-

L.HERsoT BRAKE CONTROLfDEVICE FOR FRONT WHEELS Filed Jan; 5o. 1922 2 Sheetssneef2 LGXTN HERET, OIE LIMG'UBS, FRANCE- appneanoa aloe. rauuaryioa, roza. semi No. marea.

To all whom t may concern Be. it known that l, Lucien' Hanser, a citizen of the Republic of France', and residing at Limours, Seine-et-Uise- Department, in the Republic of `France, engineer, have invented certain new and useful Brak@ Control Devices for Front llheels, of which the following is a sjiecitication.

This invention relates to a brake control device for front wheels, for instance for motor vehicles, whereby the necessary pivot bnnections are simplified. To this ellecnthe cross bars respectively actuating the control cams are replaced by flexible cables having a sullicient elaeticity to enable them to act in all positions of the wheel.

rllhe accompanying drawing shows by way of example an embodiment of the invention, wherein:

Fig. l is a cross-section lthrough the front Wheel and the brake.

Fig. 1il is a continuationv of the showing of FigureI 1, the lines a-a of Figures 1 and 1, matching.

Fig. 2 is a partial section of aV inodiied lorm of construction.

l indicates the wheel hub having mounted thereupon abrallre drum he said drum is preferably constructed of alun'iiniun'i covered with facing 3 at the part entering in friction contact with the brake shoes fl. The said shoes are actuated in the known manner by the rotation of a cam revoluble on trunnions in a member 6 Secured to the journal. The shoes are pivoted to an axle 7 Secured. 'to the member 6 and are brought back by the springs S. he cam 5 is revoluble in the inember'o in a bearing 9 and is laterally maintained by a thrust ring 10. The said cam is pivolcd by the axle ll to a. connecting member 12 wherein is fitted the end of the metal cable Yil, the latter being; maintained by the pin 14. The other end of the cable lfl is maintained in like manner in. a connecting nieniber 15 which slidable in a bearing 1'6 secured to a support 1'? mounted on the vehicle axle 18.

Upon the said connecting member 15 is mounted a control lever lll. A. like arrange nient is employed for both sides, and the members 15 have cut-out portion wherein is slidable an axle' 2G maintained by the springs 21. The levers 19 are actuated by the driver by means of -a compensatin bar device in order to provide for an equa braking action upon both wheels, and the said levers cause the cable 13 to rotate upon its axis. This movement will also effect the rotation of the cam 5, and the brakes are thus thrown on. The levers 19 are free to move in the transverse sense,and consequent ly in tbe sli gbl; movements made by the connecting member 12 occasioned by the steer ing or' the Wheels, there will be produced a deformation of the cable and asliclinginovement of the member 15 in the support 17, thus enabling the control to be edected Witbout jamming in all positions.

The slidable axle 20 will obviate all overhang position of the connecting members 15 in the event of a sudden and violent braking action, and no effort will be brought upon ythe bearings 16. The cable 13 is preferably inclosecl in a flexible sheath 22 of leather or metal Whih is maintained by two collars 23 in such manner as to preserve the same from dust andmud. By reason of the flexibility of the cable 13, it Will even be possible to dispense with the pivot portion 11, as shown in the modified forni Fig. 2. In this case the cam 5 and the connecting member 12 are made in one piece and the Work to be' performed by the cable durin turns on the. road is somewhat greater. It is obvious that in all casesthe cables Should be constructed in such manner that the braking," action will tend to increase the torsion of the-` san'ie. l claime- 1.. ln a brake control device for the front7 wheels of motor vehicles, the combination of :i brake drum mounted upon the wheel, braking elements disposed Within the said drum, a cam adapted to actuate these braking elements, a bearing-support adapted to be mounted upon the front axle, a revolving sleeve mounted so as to be able to slide in said supports, a control lever mounted upon one of the ends of said sleeve, a flexible cable the one end whereof is secured in the other end of said sleeve, the opposite end of said cable being connected with the said cam.

2. ln a l aire control device for the front Wheels of n1o'to1"vehicles, the combination ot' a brake drum mounted upon the Wheel,

braking elements disposed Within the said whereof secured in. h@ pia Seeve, me opposxe end 0;?

end of cable mmg as my invention, have signed. my mum.

LUCEN HE 

